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Zakat Gaji & Pendapatan Professional - 2
Is zakat obligatory on salary and professional income?
Short answer
A special Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee on 22 June 1997 ruled that zakat on employment income is obligatory.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A special Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee on 22 June 1997 ruled that zakat on employment income is obligatory. The obligation applies to persons who are eligible to pay zakat.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Muzakarah telah memutuskan bahawa zakat ke atas pendapatan penggajian adalah wajib bagi orang yang layak mengeluarkan zakat.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Zakat Gaji & Pendapatan Professional - 2”, 22 June 1997. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#zakat-gaji-pendapatan-professional-2. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-zakat-on-salary-professional-income-obligatory/